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Memoirs

These are first-person written accounts. They are usually deeper and longer than snippets, allowing narrators to include more context for the experiences shared.

THE BIOLOGY OF SHAME

The first time I said the word ‘vagina’ in public, I was 23 years old.

August 29, 2026August 29, 2026

Hauwa Saleh Abubakar3 Comments
Posted in Gender, MemoirsTagged Gender inequality, Religion, Shame, Womanhood

NIGERIAN PUBLIC HOSPITALS ARE THE ABSOLUTE GHETTO

I went in hoping to get better. I left traumatised, and just wanting to get out.

August 22, 2026August 22, 2026

Àjọkẹ́*Leave a comment
Posted in Health, MemoirsTagged Abuja, Healthcare, Hospital, Nigeria

SURVIVING SUMMER ’25 WITH PES

With Oke established as the overlord of PES 2025, the game became a daily ritual aimed at recovering a fragile ego.

June 27, 2026June 27, 2026

Olúwábùkúnmi Abraham AwóṣùsìLeave a comment
Posted in Memoirs, UndefinedTagged Football, Friendship, PES, Playstation, School, Soccer, Travel

MY EXPERIENCE TEACHING IN NIGERIA AND THEN CANADA

One difference I noticed between students in Nigeria and Canada is how they talk about their future ambitions.

April 11, 2026April 11, 2026

O.A.1 Comment
Posted in Memoirs, TravelTagged Canada, Career, Children, Education, Freedom, Nigeria, Teaching

MEDICAL SCHOOL IN THREE WORDS

Medical school wasn’t a straight path.

March 14, 2026March 14, 2026

Hussein AdotoLeave a comment
Posted in Memoirs, School

I ALREADY DREAM OF JAPA

There is no electricity and the solar power setup can only power the bulbs.

March 14, 2026March 14, 2026

Hussein AdotoLeave a comment
Posted in Memoirs, SchoolTagged Japa, Medical school, Nigeria

THE DULLARD WHO WILL BECOME A DOCTOR

One Thursday afternoon, the message I had waited and prayed for over five years finally arrived.

March 14, 2026March 14, 2026

Hussein AdotoLeave a comment
Posted in Memoirs, SchoolTagged Medical school

MEDICAL STUDENTS WATCH MOVIES TOO

Do I have better things to do with my time than watching movies and series? Definitely.

March 14, 2026March 14, 2026

Hussein AdotoLeave a comment
Posted in Memoirs, SchoolTagged Exam, Medical school, Movies

OLD RITES, NEW WITNESSES

When my grandfather died in Ondo Town in 2025, his burial became my lesson in ritual.

March 7, 2026March 8, 2026

Gbemisola AdebowaleLeave a comment
Posted in Family, MemoirsTagged Christianity, Custom, Death, Family, Funeral, Modernism, Nigeria, Ondo, Religion, Ritual, Tradition, Yoruba

A DAY IN TERROR-RAVAGED KWARA COMMUNITIES

For sure, I knew I was going on a risky voyage. If things went south, I could lose my life or get abducted.

February 21, 2026February 22, 2026

Habeeb Olokooba1 Comment
Posted in Conflict, Memoirs, Reporter's DiaryTagged Babanla, Conflict, Ilorin, Journalism, Kwara, Media, Nigeria, Reporting, Shagbe, Terrorism

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